Roy Charman (31 May 1930 – 4 October 1990) was an English

sound engineer An audio engineer (also known as a sound engineer or recording engineer) helps to produce a sound recording, recording or a Concert, live performance, balancing and adjusting sound sources using equalization (audio), equalization, Dynamic range ...

. He won an

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for

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and was nominated for three more in the same category.

Selected filmography

Charman won an Academy Award and was nominated for three more: ;Won * ''

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'' (1981) ;Nominated * ''

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'' (1975) * ''

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'' (1978) * ''

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'' (1986)

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* 1930 births 1990 deaths English audio engineers Best Sound Mixing Academy Award winners {{UK-film-bio-stub